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There is a blended approach to trainining and development. We can never eliminate the on the job training portion, however there is a huge amount of revenue and resources being set a flame with antiquated approaches to the net-generation with classroom instruction. This new workforce has never known life without the internet. They learn, communicate and socialize with fast paced motion graphics, instant messages, text messages, skype, video phones and social media networks. Why are we sticking them in classrooms with a powerpoint presentation? They're not interested in pong anymore and we are losing valuable resources by the ship load. Click on the link below. Any comments? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw2YboVObmk
smitty195 Member # 5102
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Hmmm, that's interesting. My gut reaction to this is that it's not a good idea. But I'm saying that without having a deep, intimate knowledge of what they cover and what their success record is. The big concern that jumps out at me is that students will not get a "real world" view of the job. For example, I know of MANY people who excel in the Basic Police Academy (which I sometimes refer to as "fantasyland" since everything is staged, the suspects have rubber knives and fake guns, and you can't be killed in any of the scenarios). Yet when those same people who won awards in their graduating class get to the street and the real world, they flop and never make it through street training. There are people who do great on paper, and there are people who do great in real-life scenarios who do not test well. For me personally, I would much rather have the person who does well in real-life scenarios because, really, who cares how good you look on paper? The important thing is: Can you perform the job?
So that's the one big thing that jumps out at me from this is that it's just computer learning, and you're missing the element of having an instructor tell "war stories" that are not on the curriculum.
Another thought....how do they avoid cheating? How does the school know that the "student" is not someone with an uncle or brother who is already a Conductor and is answering the questions for them?
Anyway, those are just the thoughts off the top of my head.
George Harris Member # 2077
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i think this thing is a sales pitch and should be treated accordingly. Note the person has 5 posts. All are identical just on different threads here.
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